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on　and

dating　a　hot　Hamptons　chick。　Well；　why　not？　If　Blair　could　change　everything？she　was　getting

married；　for　Christ？s　sake？why　couldn？t　he？　It　was　easier　to　be　with　Tawny　than　it　was　to　be　with

any　other　girl　he？d　ever　known；　she　wasn？t　demanding　and　self…absorbed　like　Blair；　she　wasn？t

na？ve　and　needy　like　Jenny；　she　wasn？t　unpredictable　and　inattentive　like　Serena。　She　just　。。。　was。

Classic　stoner　logic。

？e　on；？　Tawny　urged；　backtracking　to　grab　his　hand　and　pull　him　through　the　bushes。

She　led　him　into　a　sun…dappled　clearing　where　two　massive　trees　had　fallen　on　top　of　one　another；

creating　natural　benches　that　were　obviously　popular　with　the　locals；　since　the　forest　floor　was

littered　with　old　beer　bottles　and　cigarette　butts。　Three　guys　hunkered　on　one　of　the　felled　logs；

passing　a　joint　between　them。　Behind　them；　through　the　trees；　the　blue…black　water　of　the　sound

glinted　and　swelled。

？Hey　guys！？Tawny　cried。

Three　heads　swiveled　in　their　direction。　With　their　baggy　jeans　and　plucked　eyebrows；　gelled　hair；

and　dorky　striped　button…downs；　these　were　the　kind　of　guys　Nate　and　his　friends　would　have

scoffed　at　if　they？d　ever　e　across　them　in　the　city。　They　were　the　kind　of　guys　who　got　into

fights　with　bouncers　and　wore　gallons　of　cheesy　drug…store　cologne。　And　they　were　also；

apparently；Tawny？s　friends。

？Nate；these　are　Greg；Tony；and　Vince。？

？What？s　up？？　Nate　asked；　nodding　uneasily　in　their　direction。

Tawny　clambered　over　the　trunk　and　took　a　seat　next　to　Greg；　a　deeply　tanned　guy　cupping　a

joint　in　his　palm　and　jutting　his　chest　out　into　the　air　territorially　in　a　way　that　reminded　Nate　of　a

bulldog。

？W